Bédard Michel, Gibbons Carrie, Lambert-Belanger Anik, Riendeau Julie
1Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada P7B 5E1.
3Research Coordinator, Research Department, St. Joseph's Care Group, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada P7B 5G4.
Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2014 Apr;15(2):220-6. doi: 10.1017/S1463423613000467. Epub 2013 Nov 19.
The aim of our study was to develop a survey for family physicians to better understand family physicians' beliefs, level of knowledge and sense of accountability regarding their support of informal (i.e., unpaid) caregivers of older adults.
Seniors with dementia can be supported to 'age in place'. However, this requires assistance from family and friends, who are often seniors themselves and may have health issues of their own. Although family physicians are well positioned to assist older adult caregivers, there is a paucity of data regarding this role.
After a literature review, we created a questionnaire to examine these issues. It was reviewed by experts and, after revision, was appraised by health planners/decision makers and pre-tested with family physicians. A final questionnaire was created using this feedback.
The next important step would be to administer the questionnaire to Canadian family physicians using appropriate survey methodology.
我们研究的目的是开发一项针对家庭医生的调查,以更好地了解家庭医生对于支持老年人非正式(即无报酬)照护者的信念、知识水平和责任感。
患有痴呆症的老年人可以得到支持以“就地养老”。然而,这需要家人和朋友的帮助,而他们往往自己也是老年人,可能自身也有健康问题。尽管家庭医生很适合协助老年照护者,但关于这一角色的数据却很匮乏。
在进行文献综述后,我们创建了一份问卷来调查这些问题。该问卷经过了专家评审,修订后由卫生规划者/决策者进行评估,并在家庭医生中进行了预测试。根据这些反馈创建了最终问卷。
接下来重要的一步是使用适当的调查方法将问卷发放给加拿大家庭医生。